Trivia

Kate Winslet was reportedly told to lose weight for her role, and became sick as a result.

Ron Moody previously played Merlin in Un cosmonaute chez le roi Arthur (1979).

Trimark released a sequel, Un visiteur chez Aladdin (1997), but without Disney's involvement.

Michael Gottlieb's final film.

This is the second film where Thomas Ian Nicholas plays a Little League baseball player. He previously played one in La star de Chicago (1993).